THURSDAY, OCTOBER 27, 1932.
DISARMAMENT
FAILURE MEANS
LARGER NAVIES
President Hoover Says U.S. Must Build.
day.
BLOW TO WORLD'S HOPE,
Sex,
THE CHINA MA'IL.
Women Prefer Men RADIO
As "Bosses"
But Men Are Not A Bit Gallant
STILL STICK TOGETHER'
By T. J. CURTIN, -
show
TO-DAY'S PROGRAMME.
CREDITOR BANK IS GIVEN SHARES. Debtor Absconded A Year Ago.
The following programme will be broadcast to-day from the Hong Application for an order for the Kong. Broadcasting Station Z.B.W. transfer of 1,000 Wallace Harper Jon a wavelength of 365 metres and Company shares from Charlie
(845 K.Cs)
Choa, formerly compradore of the 12.30 p.m.-European Programme of Equitable Eastern Banking Cor Regal Records.
poration, and who absconded from
port.
1.30 p.m-Rugby Press News etc. 2 p.m.-Close Down
5-8 p.m.-European Programme.
5-6 p. Relay of the Hong Kong) Hotel Orchestra..
1 p..Local Time & Weather Rethe Colony last year, to the Ho Hong Bank, Ltd., was upheld at the Supreme Court yesterday before the Chief Justice Sir Joseph Kemp, K.C.j
Mr. Eldon Potter, K.C., instruct- 730-8 p.m.-Humorous Song Recitaled by Mr. H. C. Lee, of Messrs. from the Studio,
Wilkinson and Grist, appeared for port, ofc.
8 p.m-Local Time & Weather Rethe plaintiff bark, and stated that
earller in the year the bank had] 8.3-9.30 Chinese Studio Concert. made certain 9.30-10 p.m.-Relay of the Band of dant who was then compradore` of
advances - to
defen- the lat Betn. South Wales Borderers.
10-11.30 pmChinese Studio Con. the Equitable Eastern Banking Cor poration. Since that time he had 10.30 p.m. Rugby Mid-Day Press absconded and his whereabouts were
unknown. 11.30 p.m. (approx:)-Close Down.
cert.
Quotations.
7 p.m.-Closing Stock & Exchange 6-7.30 p.m.
Band
Cuban Love Song-
Live Love & Laugh
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Washington, To-day. That failure of the nations'. efforts to reach agreement at thej Disarmament Conference would render it necessary for America) to build up her navy to the full strength allowed by the Treaty of London; was emphasised by President Herbert Hoovers in
A Since women
were admitted to, sider it humiliating to give obedi- "Navy Day statement yester-the Civil Service, competing on ence to a woman and take his
level terms with men, many inter-orders from her. This pronouncement, it was ex-esting problems have arisen. One This feeling is much stronger in pected, would stimulate all na-is. Do Women prefer men as the Civil Service than in outside tions to exert themselves to the "bosses? Do they get on better occupations, and constitutes utmost in the interests of dis: with male superiors?
serious obstacle to women's claims armament, since the danger of a The question affects the whole to equality. As a general rule, News. race in naval armaments is not a status and future of women in the the women are segregated into pleasing prospect.
Government services and there watertight compartments," with 5-6 p.m.-A relay of the Hong Kong! President Hoover, in his state-jare new nearly 80.000 of them. separate and different scales of Hotel Orchestra by "Courtesy of the ment. ads that he needs' scarce-;
salary, seniority lists, and pros-corded music will be Broadcast).
Management. (During the intervals re ly suggest the vast expenditure the Departments goes to
The experience gained so fur in
pects of promotion.. which would be involved in any that women have a decided prefer-far as to suggest that some de Sir Evelyn Murray has gone so intensive naval construction pro-fence for superiors of the opposite partment should try aggregation gramme nor mention what a blow such a step must deal to one of that when a woman is the "boss." involve acceptance by the male One can go further and say as an experiment. But this would the most cherished aspirations amongst other things the of the American people. Reu-
tipline is stricter and the per- The contemptuous
dis official of "petticoat government." sanal relations are not so happy holds in Whitehall.
phrase till Real Menace To Peace,
mavad construction race;
as they might be.
Increasing Army, would prove one of the most A short time ago the telephone Women are entering the Civil virulent menaces to the peace of girls were in revolt against their Service in ever-increasing num the world at this time, accordingwomen supervisors, who were dubbers, Already ther form, more to European authorities. In bed "cals." It was forgotten that than one-fourth of the whole. In France and Italy there have been
In the ordinary course of promo-the Post Office they are becoming unofficial murmurs of doubt res-j
tion the kittens would become eats numerically predominant. The pecting the plans of neighbouri themselves one day. It is not Treasury is not very sympathetic maitons: in Japan, there are alone in the Post Office, which was towards the employment of women, parties who watch the activity in the plenes department in the em-(except as a
means of economy, American shipyards with jealous ployment of women, that this pre-land, if women cannot work well eyes; and in Great Britain there found. It occurs in every branch glad to provide them with male terence for male superiors is with women, would only be too is a 'careful calculating admiral- ty. and a powerful big may of the Civil Service where women superiors. group. Although a naval con- are employed..
Sir Russell Scott has said that struction programme would noti
one of the facts that tended to de- On the other hand, men are un-preciate the value of women's necessarily earl to trouble, it would, European commentators Kallant enough not to return the work was the prejudice which still decture, lead to mistrust and compliment. For though recently existed on the part of men in the Band hard-feeling.. Reuter.
there was a woman Cabinet Minis-matter of doing business with ter governing a great department, women. men and women alike. male off-
tor.
EMBEZZLING CASE AGAIN DELAYED.
Awkward Situation.
The London Piano-Accordeon, Band
MR847.
Song-
「
ONE NOMINATION
FOR BOARD. Mr. C. H. Basto Named For Office.
CENTRAL THEATRE
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Show IN THE MAKING!....... Hallywood Gave ift Magic Souf to Make This Picture. Mon. Derod' Dieth? Directors Dreamt Miraciest Comartian Kished) Only one nomination, that of Mr.A#...Te Qive YOU the Supreme Thrill... Superlative Novelty of the Hourly Carlos Henrique Basto, partner in Tell Me With A Love Song
the, firm, of Messrs. Little, Adams, Anona Winn (Soprano) MRS89, and Wood, architects, was received Chorus-
for the vacancy on the Hong Kong The Voice in the Old Village Choir Sanitary Board created by the William Heseltine and Mixed Quartet absence on leave of Dr. Roberto
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Alexandre de Castro Basto..
Organ
Martial Moment's
Yodel-
Mammoth Fair Organ MR502 Honeymoon Yodel-Happy & Free
Harry Torrant and Guitar MR470. Quick Step--
Rhythmatitis" One "Step-
Iver The Clouds
Jack Payne & The B.B.C.
Dance Orch. MR426, Vocal Duet-
My Sunny Monterey Lunna
Anona Winn and Allan. O'Sullivan
ME601.
Good Evening Moonlight The Danube, and You London Piano-Accordeon
Though the Post Office is the
cials would resent serving under pioneer as regards
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Missouri Valley
The nomination was proposed by Mr. Carlos Augusto de Roza; J.P., and seconded by the Rev. W. Walton Rogers, of St. Andrew's Church.
H.M.S. HERMES DUE HERE TO-MORROW" Last Units Of Fleet Return To Colony.
H.M.S. Hermes, aircraft carrier, will arrive in Hong Kong to-morrow Bard morning from Waihilwei, after MR621.
nearly six months' absence from this port. She will be followed some Carson Robison and Frank Luther time during the latter part of the week by H.M.S. Bridgewater, "which has been delayed at Chefoo, thus, practically completing the return of the Fleet from summer exercises..
Trio-
the employ-Duet- woman departmental superior. Iment of women, no women is at lu the Post Office, where the ad-the top of a department there. In Attempted Restitutionmission of women at the time was the headquarters staff there are regarded as Я "daring experi-or were) only twenty women who By Chinese. ment. Sir Evelyn Murray has said learned more than £400 a year, and
that the male official would con-only 260 more than £180 a year.
FOR BURGLARY,
Li Wah-yau, accountant of the! Kwong On Cheong Firm, 22 Wing; Lok Street, who pleaded guilty be fore" Mr. Wynne-Jones In the PENCIL NOT A TOOL Central Police Court on Thursday! to a charge of the embezzlement of $10,000, appeared on remand he, fore his Worship this morning. when Inspector J. Murphy asked for a further 48 hours' delay in pro- ceedings, intimating that Mr. J. B.. Prentice would be prosecuting.
But Pawn Tickets Are
Cause For Prison.
ACCIDENTAL DEATH IS JURY VERDICT, Tragedy To Hiking Party Recalled.
Holding that a pencil cut at one A verdict of Death by misadven- Replying to His Worship, Inspec-end did not come within the mean-ture" was returned yesterday after tor Murphy said that since the lasting of a picklock, fit for an hearing, the defendant had made lawful purpose, Mr. E. I. Wynne Coroner at the Kowloon Magistracy, un-noon when Mr. Butters, sitting as some efforts at restitution. He had Jones in the Central Police Court handed over the title deeds of two this morning dismissed a charge conducted an inquiry into the death houses which he had purchased in brought against Li Sam, unemploy-of Chau. Kwok-ming. 11, who was Canton with the allegedly stolen ed, who was further charged with killed by a falling boulder whilst money..
His Worship granted the remand pawn tickets and a brass bell. On Sunday afternoon with several com- the unlawful possession of two hiking in the New Territories: on and remarked he proposed to set bail the latter charge he was sentenc- to the accused on Saturday.
ed to two months' hard labour. panions. The prosecution alleges that inf
September, the defendant was given)
In The Cumberland Mountains
Carson Robison,
Frank Luther and Phil Crow MR482. Waltz-
Farmyard-Springtime
Continental Novelty Orch.
Vocal
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Long Ago.
Gipsy Moon
The Hermes will be stationed. atļ MR478, when she will be relieved by H.M.S.. Hong Kong until May next year,
Traise and the Mandoliers with
Chorus MR616 Organ
Over The Waves-
The Blue Danube
Chorus
Mammoth Fair Organ MR828.
The Song that is Calling Me Home Wand'ring by an Old Cathedral
Garden
William Heseltine and Quartette
MR619.
Fox Trot-
The Sun Has Got His, Hat On Night Shall Be Filled With Music Sydney Kyte and his Piccadilly
Hotel Band MR625. 7.30-8 p.m. From the Studio. A selection of Humorous Songs by
Mr. Bryan Lewis accompanied by Mr. "Ronnie" True.
8 p.m.-Local Time & Weather
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port, etc.
cert.
Eagle. which has been signed for duty on the China Station.
H.M.S. Cumberland arrived" in port last Tuesday.
CONSTABLE GIVEN PRISON TERM
Sentences totalling 18 months', with hard labour, were passed by Mr. Wynne-Jones in the Cen-i tral Police Court yesterday. afternoon, on Police Constable Leung Hol-chung, of the Hong
THE LOST
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Mary ASTOR....... Erich Voer BURONEM......... Joel MYCELA Dorky JORDAN..., Robert
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Kong Police Force, on charges ONE OF THE GREATEST HUMAN DRAMA EVER FILMED.
of possessing illicit opium and resisting arrest.
It is recalled that when appre Re-hended by a Chinese Revenue His Worship said that when he The jury empanelled consisted
Officer at Connaught Road Cen- 8.5-9.30 p.m.-Chinese Studio a draft for $10,000 to take to the was a boy at school he used to cut of Messrs. J. W. Beatty (foreman).!
Contral recently, the defendant re- Sincere Company banking depart-hi pencils at one end and initiat H. M. McTavish and W. J. Woolley. of the 1st. Bitn. South Wales Bar- his gun.
9.10-10 p.m.-A Relay of the Band fused to be searched and drew ment for renewal. He was given a
them so they would not be stolen!
A duel ensued, both "chop" of the firm and instead of
derers conducted by Bandmaster J. L.men being wounded. Detective-Sergeant Fitches, pro-
was present in Gecks, by courtesy of the Officer Com renewing the draft he used the chopsecuting, said the pawn tickets re-Court on behalf of the parents of manding.
Chief Detective Inspector Rey- nolds prosecuted. and changed the money for his own lated to two pieces of black cloth the deceased.
10.30 p.m.-Rugby Press News. benefit.
10-11:30 pm-Chinese Studio Con-
POPPY DAY FUND PROGRESSING.
Total Climbs Steadily In Colony.
Contributions to the Poppy Day Fund Continue to come into the
treasurer's hands.
Previously Acknowledged
and "a European style jacket. The defendant, while being questioned
Mr. Horace Lo
The jury expressed their sympa- in the Detective Office, had tried thies to the relatives of the deceas to chew one of the tickets, he added, recommended that the conduct of Privates Adam and Callaghan of the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders,
the notice of the proper authorities.
ed.
DIVER'S DEATH WAS who assisted the lads, be brought to
ACCIDENTAL.
Inquest Jury Makes Recommendations.
The following is the list of donations:-
$2,903.00
A verdict of death through mis- 100.00 Adventure was returned by the jury 100.00 at the conclusion of the inquest
yesterday in the death of Mr. Wil Ham Ramsay Stevens, a diver.
Mr.. Bu Tang Sen
Mr. V. M. Grayburn
The Institution. of En-
rineers and Ship-Buil-
ders of Hong Kong
Trustees of Parsee Zoroas
trian Charity Funds
Mr. R. Baker
Mr. Allan Keith
Miss Grace Ellis
Mr. G. R. Sayer
50.00
FRESH TROOPS OUT FROM ENGLAND,
Transport Arrives To-morrow.
Carrying on board 700 officers)
The jury suggested that the-sur- and ranks of various unita H. M.
cert.
11.30 p.m.--Close Down. (All records in the above European. Programmes are Regal, and are kindly Music Company.) supplied by Messrs. The Anderson
Programme
1 By Way of Introduction 2. "Gems" 3. Murders."
HONG KONG URGED
TO ACTION.
Smuggling Abolition Discussed.
PARIS OFFICERS NEW PLAN FOR DISARMAMENT.
(Continued from Page 1.)
Equality Claims, run Referring to the German claim of arms equality, the report says all the nations have equal rights but the armaments of each nation must be determined by such considera- tions a population, area of colonies, the nature of its frontlers, its
GIGLOO ?
MARTELL'S BRANDIES
V.S.O.P.
CORDON BLEU.
manufacturing capacity and simf- THREE STAR lar "potentials" of war.
Renunciation of internal guaran- tees of security must be accom-i panied by the establishment of inter- London, Yesterdaynational guarantees, it adds. The question of smuggling be
The plan envisages the possibility
in a general proctocol or na
(also in aquars pinte
face gang should be trained in Transport Neuralia. Is et arrive tween Hong Kong and China wse of a consultative pact with the IV. V. E.S.O.P. 30.00 arranged between the diver and sur- in Hong Kong to-morrow morning raised by Mr. Chorlton (Con- United States. There is reason, 25.00 methods of artificial respiration and from the United Kingdom. Of theservative) in the House of Com- says the report, to imagine the plan that a code of signals should be passengers aboard, approximately mons to-day, when he requested, would absorb Mr. Hoover's plan, and 25.00 25.00 face. gang.
half will disembark here the balance Sir Philip Cunliffe Lister to con-even go further. It is proposed 10.00 After the finding had been read Units represented aboard include the Hong Kong Government to of aggression can be included either
proceeding to Shanghai,
alder what steps could be taken by that a definition and authentication the Coroner, Mr. Schofield, express-Royal Signallers, 1st. Bat Lincolns, abolish smuggling. $3,268.00 ed his sympathy with the relatives Royal Fusiliers, Q.A.1.M.N.S., Royal Sir Philip replied that it was dif- rational pact. The plan also pro-
Members of the jury were Messrs. Artillery, R.A.SC. A.D.C., South extent of the smugglin
Engineers, R.AS.C., R.A.M.C., Royal ficult to determine accu Archie Jackson, the Australian and R. J. F. Ohl
-owne Test match batsman, who formerly
able for smuggling on the played for New South Wales, has.
the cor Hong Kong: Govern
ARCHIE JACKSON COACH.
of the deceased.
T.
H Shaw (foreman) J. M., Wong watch Borderers, and the Argyll and aware that British Butherland Highlanders
were The Neuralis will embark the whip
battalion on their transfer to Shing- tenti
On account of cholera, quarantine officers and ranks of the A&S.H
been appointed coach to the restrictions have been fmpo Queensland Cricket Association against arrivals from Amoy
vides for an optional proctocol of
-aggression and mutual
replace the liances Regarding
t says that per will be
the regula army andde the
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